African Synchrotron
@AfSynchrotron
Scientists involved in synchtrotron-related research and the long-range planning for an African synchrotron lightsource
RD y el Gran Caribe: un sincrotrón para impulsar la ciencia y el desarrollo sostenible elcaribe.com.do/opiniones/rd-y…

Researchers from @usask @usaskArtSci @USaskChem have discovered why humidity causes #solarcells made from the mineral #perovskite to fail. Their findings point to ways to make these greener solar cells more weatherproof. bit.ly/4gmizJv
Tour Canada's national synchrotron! Scientists come from across Canada to use our facility and make discoveries in a range of fields. Learn about the research that happens here, our history, and how the machine works. Get free tickets: bit.ly/3v251ko
Maria Soledad Celej's powerful message at #EBSA2025 highlighted the critical situation of science in Argentina. Solidarity with all researchers committed to defending scientific progress and international collaboration. #SupportScience #Argentina
New #paper: "Pressure-Induced Structural and Optoelectronic Modulations in 2D Dion-Jacobson Hybrid Lead Iodide Perovskites With a Rigid Spacer" by @westernuchem @WesternU. Beamline: Far-IR. bit.ly/4lgvkHZ ⬅️
Everything is ready in the exp hall to host all the Elettra people! The Elettra synchrotron is going to be shut down at 12:30, marking the official kick-off of Elettra 2.0!!!
HAPPENING NOW Biophysics in Africa Webinar Cryptic No More: Characterising a Novel Allosteric Site in the HIV-1 Protease Cantilever Region Professor Yasien Sayed Protein Structure-Function Research Laboratory (PSFRL) @WitsUniversity Live stream --> [youtube.com/live/h_p2_r2q1…]
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@WitsUniversity
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HAPPENING NOW Pre-PALSA 2025 Lecture Series Advancing Sustainable Agriculture and Food Research Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy and Applications in Environmental & Agricultural Sciences Dr. Jian Wang of @CanLightSource [Live Stream] ---> youtube.com/live/AhmTyVFvq…
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Pre-PALSA 2025 Lecture Series
Advancing Sustainable Agriculture and Food Research
Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy and Applications in Environmental & Agricultural Sciences
Dr. Jian Wang of @CanLightSource
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Register for this Pre-PALSA 2025 lecture on "Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscopy and Applications in Environmental & Agricultural Sciences" featuring CLS' Jian Wang on June 9. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… @CNPEM @CHESS_user @lightsources @LAAAMP_Project @AfSynchrotron
We're part of #Europlanet25 – a two-day workshop co-organised by the European Science Foundation and the Europlanet Society in Kraków! The event brings together research infrastructure leaders to discuss the role of distributed RIs and strategies for strengthening science across…
HAPPENING NOW Biophysics in Africa Colloquium Wed, May 28 14h GMT (10a EDT) @drstarbird Structural Biology and Cancer: Using Structural Biology to Develop Immunotherapies Live Stream --> [youtube.com/live/2Yj7c2qp_…]
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Biophysics in Africa Colloquium
Wed, May 28 14h GMT (10a EDT)
@drstarbird
Structural Biology and Cancer: Using Structural Biology to Develop Immunotherapies
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🔵A team led by prof. Magdalena Parlińska-Wojtan from the @ifjpan conducted advanced research on the process of electrodeposition of metallic nanostructures, using unique microscopic techniques in a liquid environment. International cooperation, including the @polsl_pl,…
New paper: "Transformations in Perovskite Photovoltaics: Film Formation, Processing Conditions, and Recovery Outlook" by Nath et al. @Bidisha_nath_21 doi.org/10.1002/pip.39… #Perovskite #GIWAXS #SolarCells @Wiley_Chemistry
HAPPENING NOW Synchrotron Light Sources Advancing Sustainable Agriculture and Food Research LIVE STREAM --> [youtube.com/live/fKKE-YD3U…]
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Synchrotron Light Sources Advancing Sustainable Agriculture and Food Research
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HAPPENING NOW African Physical Society Monthly Zoominar Optical Signatures of Tissue: Scattering, Absorption, and Fluorescence in Medical Diagnostics Professor Omnia Hamdi National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences @CairoUniversity Live Stream --> youtube.com/live/6v3ZICKo5…
HAPPENING NOW Biophysics in Africa Zoominar Visualizing antibody maturation for pathogenic viruses with cryo-EM Dr. Theresa Gewering @ljiresearch Live Stream --> youtube.com/live/rpMhF337X…

3D Electron Diffraction has arrived to Ljubljana! 🥳 1st day of user training and 1st new #CrystalStructure from a sub-micron crystallite 🤩 @RigakuOxfordXRD @rigaku #ChemTwitter #RealTimeChem #Crystallography
Delighted to share that my DiffractGPT paper is now published in J. Phys. Chem. Lett.! More documentation to follow. 👉 Paper link: doi.org/10.1021/acs.jp… 👉GitHub: github.com/usnistgov/atom… 👉Colab: colab.research.google.com/github/knc6/ja… 👉Tentative WebApp: jarvis.nist.gov/jxrd/
Want to conduct an experiment at SOLARIS? Check out our quick guide on how to correctly submit your proposal and take advantage of the unique research opportunities at our Centre! 📅 On March 3rd, the next call for beamtime proposals opens – apply and plan your experiments! 🔬…